{"id":246075,"date":"2026-10-29T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=246075"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:27:57","slug":"haunt-dark-encounters-at-workhouse-arts-center-in-lorton","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/haunt-dark-encounters-at-workhouse-arts-center-in-lorton\/","title":{"rendered":"HAUNT: Dark Encounters at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-102719-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-102719-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-102719-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-102719-585x329.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-102719.png 953w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">In the fall of 1996, a group of friends set out on a road trip through rural Virginia, driven by an obsession with local legends and folklore. Determined to separate fact from fiction, they documented their journey through journals, cassette recordings, and camcorder footage as they explored sites tied to mysterious creatures, chilling histories, and long-whispered tales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Before they could complete their trip, they vanished without a trace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Two weeks later, an abandoned vehicle with their belongings was discovered on the side of the road. Among the items was a backpack containing what appeared to be human bones and a crude poppet made of human hair. Nearby, a smashed camcorder with a damaged tape was recovered deep in the woods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">For decades, the footage remained lost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Now, with modern restoration technology, it has finally been recovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"><em>Thirty years later, the truth behind their disappearance is ready to be revealed. Are you brave enough to view the footage?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"><strong>Join the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton tonight for additional 20% off to all military, first responders, teachers, and college students. Please show a valid ID in person to receive this discount.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the fall of 1996, a group of friends set out on a road trip through rural Virginia, driven by an obsession&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":452,"featured_media":246076,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","submission_name":"","email_address":"","business_name":"","event_location":"9518 Workhouse Way\r\nLorton, VA 22079","event_link":"https:\/\/www.workhousearts.org\/calendar\/dark-encounters-lets4-amthl-w8wwa-bg384-ydgx5-6ec44-95r6p-m2t6r-btgkk","event_price":"$35","featured_event":"","event_total":"","event_coupon":"","event_start_date":"20261030","event_start_time":"19:00:00","event_start_timestamp":"1793386800","event_end_date":"20261030","event_end_time":"22:00:00","event_end_timestamp":"1793318400","event_duration":"","event_recurrence_end_timestamp":"1793397600","event_repeat_frequency":"","event_repeat_ends":"","event_repeat_date":"","event_repeat_occurrences":"","event_image":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-29-102719.png","all_day_event":"0","venue_name":"Workhouse Arts Center | Lorton ","admin_city":"","wp_last_modified_info":"October 29, 2026 @ 2:27 pm","event_import_post_id":"","source_guid":""},"categories":[25,48,34,94,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246075","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-halloween","category-lifestyle","category-nature","category-the-fairfax-girl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - 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